Track-fastening and tie.



W. J. GRRD.

TBK FASTBNING AND TIE. APPL'IOATION FILED AG. 26,1907.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

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Witnesses i l v Attorneys W. J. GIRARD.

TRACK FASTENING AND TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 28,1907.

Patented Deo. 8, 1908.

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x Witnesses L v lov .tion'o't tlleinvention, `euell ae will enable vil-'ling 'a fastening'and support wlliell n'lay 'panded nletal structure, a slleel nielial strut:-

-in place. rups lorn'led in WXLFRID .lOSllllil GRARD, O1? QUEBEC, QUEBEO, (AXADIL,

Application filed. August 28,

"o all whom 'it 'may concern.'

p Be it known tllat l, 1Vllimnn) Josnrir (linnen, :l citizen o'f 'lille UnitedStates of .'liielica, residing at ille city of Quebec, eo'ilmty of Quebec, in the Province of Que, bee, Canada, hare invented eertain new and useful lnn'lrovelnents in Track-Fastenings ano lies; and l .do llereby deelare that theA following ie a ;lull, elear,'and exact .descripothers skilled ill the artto Wliili it appertains to lnalte and use lille saine. i

The present invention relateel 'to improve ments in a combined track fastening and tie for snpljiorting and fastening railway rails, and is, designed with the intention of proberewlily applied and removed as desired, wlliell' may ne adjusted to Ht rails of rarious base dilnenaiona, lone wl'liell will 'oe se- 'cnreli47 fastened to the tie with wl'licli. it is used, thereby i'ornling' a lnaterialf part of the saine, and one which ,will afford an elastie Sln'lport tor tile rail. Thief device. is more particularly adapted to lienaed iu eonlliil'lation willi a composite tie or one lornled oi plastic lnalerial having; en'llledded ill' itu ulterior expanded metal, or a .similar construction.

.'lroadl)Y Speaking', the invention comprises a railivay` tie, poet., 01" tile like, ol' plastic lllaterial, haring embedded therein 'an eX- ture also embedded in 4tile t-ie or poet, and securely connected to-tlie expanded nietal structure to lloldy the' slleet. l'llelzll-fstrlletille llle Slleet metal" structure or atliaelled llie ete, fastening llolts or tlle like seated in ille rups, means .tor adjusting: tlle llolts to elanlp rail llaeesof variout dimensions, lneans for 'fastening' tile liolts to tlie slleet lnelal structure, and ieans ior fastening' tile llolt4 to l'lie base oli' the rail. One difficulty in rail instellinge of this fel'leral (character, 'as heretofore Constructed, has been that tile conl'leetiol'lll between tlie tilsltellilipgs and tlle lieaK are not-.faillieiently etrong' to withstand lie strain ilnposled on tllenl, and another objection llas arisen troni tlile fact` that they could not lle easily adusted to elanilp rail leases oil" dilli'erent di menalons and hold 'tllem Securely wlien adjusted.

The 'present infvention has neen designed With Ia'view l'o overcoming` tllese objeetion,

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.`

1907. semi No. 390,430.

as well im4 with a. view to iniproving nlany of the features of tlle general construction.

ln order that one skilled in the art to which vthis;,particular improvement relates `may the more readily understand the construction and operation el llle Sallie and its inode of application, reference should be. llad to the accompanying lflrzlwingl lol'nlil'lg part of the present. a pplieation.

In tile dra\\'in; l^ l Figure l across seetion on the lille l-'v-'l ot` Fig. i; Fig. Q is a plan vien ol" a lie witll the device applied tllerel'o; Fig. El i .l-eross Section on the line- Si El of Fig. l; Fig. e is a eross seetion on the line 'fle-l .of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a cross section .silnilar to Fig'. l, witll the plastic .eonlposition on'lilted; Fig. (3 is a detailed side elevation of Fig. 5; Fig. T is a plan View of Fig. ('l; Fig. 8 is a detailed sectional. View ol' the locking' bolt in operative position; Fig. l) is a plan and edge view of the'l washer; and, Fig. l0 is a `eide and longitudinal crosn sectional View 'of several SizeS of lilling blocks.

l'll the present instance, a lie l of concreto or #nl'lilar plastio material ie used, and enllledded therein is all expanded metal eon-- struction 2. A slleel metal eonalruclion 3 is silllilarly. llut on!)v partially. l.lliledded in ille tie in'eueli lll-:inner as lo erpow ils upper l'aee alloro llle llop hllrluee ol' ille lie. "Ille: lop portion of tlle slleet metal structure l'lalqlnd lies llllsl-l willi llle upper face ol' the tie,y While iisl sides. wllirll are enllledded in the tie. are benl into V-.-llape, illus nlaltingf T Sheet metal slrueiure and llle expanded nlelal Structure run parallel loone allolller ill llle. tie` and llle Hlleel. nlelal strut-lure placed above the expanded metal structure.

' lii order to attac-ll llle Hlleel. n'letal strue ture to tlle exl'lan'ded nletal Hlrueture, tlle. edges or corners 'of llle Haine are provided willi fastening'means, suoli an. 'for example. integrally foln'lod tongues Ll'. ivllil-ll are Foldv ed over and' about adjacent. portions of llle. expanded metal struetlilre, tllus A`securely tasteniilgr'tlie two together as one el ruotare. and practically making),` tllenl a sllllstal'ltial parl' of the tie.

The sheet metal structure.. so embedded in the tiel and securely locked to the expanded metal structure,` is provided in its upper exposed surface with pockets 5, see Figs. 4 and 8. These pockets, preferably, are formed by attaching' cups to the under face of the sheet metal structure, and slotting the metal above the cups, thus providing a pocket with the longitudinal opening having iianges 6 extending from its opposite longitudinal edges towards its center. A bolt 7 provided with a narrow elongated head 8 is adapted to be inserted through the longitudinal slot communicating with the pocket 5, to pass`d0wn, wardly therethrough and to be turned at right angles toA its entering position and engage the flanges 6, as will readily appear on reference to Figs. 7 'and 8. In this position, the bolt 7 may travel longitudinally of the slot, as will be evident from Fig. 7, thus allowing the insertion of rails of varying base dimensions between a pair of such bolts.

Ill/'hen the rail has been inserted, the bolts, oi course, must be locked against movement. To that end, illing blocks 9 are used. These blocks are dropped in the slot ust behind the bolt after `it has been adjusted, and thus act to prevent both longitudinal and rotary movement of the bolt, so that the bolt is neither allowed to move away from the rail or to turn so that its head could come out through the entrance slot. The blocks 9 are of just sufficient length to ll the pocket vertically, and are made in various widths to fill the spaces left in the slots by the bolts when in various adjusted positions. When the. bolts have been adjusted to the required dimension of rail base, a` spacing washer 10 having one straight cut-away edge is placed over the bolt 7, the straight edge lying against the edge of the base of the rail, and the body of the washer acting as a spacer upon which a second washer l1 of ordinary form rests. This second washer bears directly on the upper face of the base oi the rail, and is forced home to clamp the rail in place by means of a nut 12 threaded on the upper extremity of the bolt 7.

As illustrated in the present application,

a preferred form only of the device is used.

tween the several parts may be resorted to without in any way departing from the general scope and intent of the invention. It

4is meant to include all such changes, alterations, substitution, andrearrangements withv in the present application.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

l. In af device of the character described, the combination of a composite tie with an expanded metal structure embedded therein, and a sheet metal structure partially embedded therein, and provided with tongues adapted to be `folded over portions of the expanded metal structure to thereby lock the expanded metal structure and the sheet metal structure securely together.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a composite tie with a sheet metal structure partially embedded therein, pockets attached to said sheet metal structure, gnideways communicating with said pocket, fastening devices adjustably mounted -in said pockets and playing through said guideways, interchan eable means for adjusting said devices, an means for lock ing said devices in their adjusted position.

3. In a device of the character described, the, combination of a composite tie with a sheet metal structure partially embedded therein, pockets attached to said sheet metal structure,.iianges extending from the edges of said pockets and forming therebetween. gui'deways, headed fastening devices .adjustably mounted in said pockets and playing in said guideways and adapted to engage said flanges, interchangeable means for adjusting said fastening devices, and means for locking said devices in adjusted position.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

WILFRID JOSEPH GIR-ARD.

Witnessesz J. E. BANKS. V. llIAcDoxALD. 

